He was born Oct. 21, 1977, in Abilene. He was a Baptist. He attended Roosevelt schools and Littlefield schools, where he played football and baseball. He moved to Acuff from Littlefield.

Survivors include a son, Dakota Allan McKinney of Littlefield; a daughter, Callie of Lubbock; his mother, Sheila McKinney of Acuff; his father, Jack McKinney Jr. of Acuff; his grandparents, Jo Ann McKinney of Slaton and Bill and Jenell Woodell of Lubbock; a brother, RoyJack McKinney of Lubbock; and a sister, Teresa Kay McKinney of Lubbock.